Posted on 07/04/2005 2:52:34 PM PDT by wagglebee
2008 presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is blasting President Bush for lax enforcement of the nation's immigration laws, saying the White House has dropped the ball on border security and put the country at risk for another major terrorist attack.
In a statement posted to her newly revamped official Senate web site, Clinton charges: "The Bush administration is failing to meet what should be the basic requirements of immigration policy: continuing our American tradition of welcoming immigrants who follow the rules and are trying to build a better life for their families, while strengthening national security in a post 9-11 world."
In a potentially potent bid to win Red State support in 2008, the former first lady is playing the role of tough cop:
"Our current immigration laws need to be reformed," she urges. "We need a better solution to the question of illegal immigration which recognizes the conflict between the need to enforce the law, and the reality that too many employers are using undocumented workers today."
Clinton says that while "this administration has failed to provide the resources to protect our borders, or a better system to keep track of entrants to this country . . . I welcome the addition of more border security."
She pins blame for the failure directly on the Oval Office, saying, "President Bush refused to provide the necessary funding in his Fiscal Year 2006 proposed budget sufficient to hire all of the border patrol agents that had been authorized."
"Fortunately," Clinton adds, "during the Senate’s debate on the budget in March of 2005, we passed an amendment to provide increased funding for border patrol agents."
Then, in a none-too-subtle dig at GOP foot-dragging on the immigration issue, Clinton says: "I hope the Republican leadership will support the maintenance of this funding, to provide the resources necessary to properly protect our borders."
Hitlery is not "right." She may be saying the right things, but that means nothing.
From Hillarys statements on illegals Ive come to the conclusion that her posisition is not meaningfully different from Bushs. Though, being a democrat, she would probably be proud of what that position would mean in terms of a massive increase of permanent residence and citizenship from hispanic countries alone.
She's saying the truth and that means a lot!
No it doesn't, because if she was in office it would be even worse!
right on
I figure that if I am going to be lucky enough to win the lottery, I will also be lucky enough to find the winning lottery ticket so I don't buy them.
Agreed. You KNOW she doesn't mean it. It was her hubby that signed the NAFTA agreement wasn't it? She will say or do anything she has to if it will help her to become President. God help us if she succeeds.
It's good politics. I bet she will hammer on trade too.
Good post.
doing something nasty at some point.
I agree and I thought it would be this weekend - sometimes I enjoy being wrong.
Very good! And we know she has ALL THEIR votes.
Yes, junior senator, I know I have a problem and your only problem is the vast right wing conspiracy, right?
So, you're saying Bush's dereliction of duty to secure our borders is OK and acceptable because if someone else was President (Hillary), it would be worse?
What kind of convoluted logic is that?
No, I'm saying that Hillary and her husband did nothing other than ignore terrorism for eight years, and there's no reason to believe she would be any different now.
They are all lies. She wouldn't do a damn thing about ILLEGAL immigration because she was instrumental in getting ILLEGALS into this country in 1996 to vote! She is lying! (again!)
Bill Clinton Poses Social Security Remedy (By Legalizing More Immigrants).
And let's not even get started on the Airline Safety Commission (or whatever it was called) that was chaired by then VP AlGollum, who traded upgrades in airline security (i.e....uh...reinforced cockpit doors) for re-election donations.
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